On January 1\, 2017 the Province of Ontario implemented a
Greenhouse Gas Cap and Trade program compatible with California and Quebec
. Revenue generated by the program is required to be invested into greenho
use gas and climate change mitigation projects in Ontario. The TargetGHG p
rogram of the Ontario Centres of Excellence works with Ontario’s industria
l sectors to reduce GHG emissions by providing matched funding for large-s
cale GHG reduction projects.

BIOGRAPHY

Martin
Vroegh joined the OCE in 2016 with over 22 years of heavy manufacturing i
n the cement industry spanning more than a dozen countries on four contine
nts. At OCE\, Martin is responsible for implementing OCE’s Greenhouse Gas
Reduction projects for large scale provincial emitters and the TargetGHG p
rogram\, including identifying opportunities and developing a pipeline of
projects.

Martin Vroegh is also a past president of the Clarington B
oard of Trade and Chair of the Canadian Industry Partnership for Energy Co
nservation Task Force\, a partnership between private industry and the fed
eral Government which aims to promote and improve Canada's industrial ener
gy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from energy use in the i
ndustrial sector.